Display-case.



ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 2, 1918. 2 SHEETSSHEETI mm 2 00 9 ,S 1 E 6 m 2 Ns T m W. W. TREECE.

DISPLAY CASE.

APPLICATION FILED rmza. 1917.

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WILFRED w. TREECE, or NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

DISPLAY-CASE.

To all whom it may concern: I

provide an improved display case of this character which exhibits allthe various brands of cigars distinctively, whichfacilitatesandincreases sales,-which allows customers to make their own selectionfrom the contents of the cigar boxes, which prevents the handling of thecigars and boxes by salesmen, prevents breakage of the cigars, which issanitary, effects .a saving of time, efiort and money, and which isextremely compact and occupies but minimum space. With the above andother objects in view the invention consists in the construction,combination and arrangement of devices hereinafterdescribed and claimedIn the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a displaycase constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view of the same.

Figs. 3 and 4 are detailed sectional views of the same. 7

Fig. 5 is a detailed rear or inner elevation of one of the covermembers.

Fig. 6 is a detailed rear elevation of the display case. 7

Fig. 7 is a detailed sectional view of one of the operating handles andits connections.

Fig. 8 is a detailed plan of the same.

The bottom of the display case is indicated at 1 and the end wallsthereof at 2. The end walls are substantiallytriangular in form,presenting inclined front edges and vertical rear edges. The cover andfront 4: of the display case is inclined as shown and embodies a seriesof cover members 5 each of which comprises a glazed frame, the saidcover members being mounted in suitable guides 6 at the upper sides ofthe end walls 2 for slidable movement of said cover members so that anyone of the cover members may be moved to open or closed positionindependently of the others. Belowthe respective slidably mounted covermembers Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 28,1917.

Patented Apr. 2, 1918. Serial No. 151,506.

are supports 7 for cigar boxes or the like, the said supports being hereshown as shelves arranged in rearwardly suspending relation, stepwise,each shelf being to the rear of and arranged in a higher plane than theshelf next below. The supporting shelves are here shown as also providedwith riser or back members 8 which serve to support the lids a in openposition, when the cigar boxes are arranged on the shelves with theirlids raised and open. 7

Each slidably mounted cover member affords access to the cigar boxes onthe supporting shelf below said member and hence by moving any one ofthe cover members to open positionaccess may be afforded to the cigarboxes on the shelf associated with said cover member. Hence a customermay make his own selection of cigars from any box or of any brand and itis entirely unnecessary for the salesman to handle the cigar or boxes,and hence sales are greatly facilitated and expedited and the breakingof the cigars or damage thereto incident to handling is entirelyeliminated.

Each cover member is provided on its under side near its end with racks9. Associated with each slidable cover member is a shaft 10 whichextends from end to end of the display case and is mounted in suitablebearings at the ends of the show case. Each shaft is provided with apair of segment gears 11 the said gears engaging the rack elements 9.Each segment gear is provided with a rearwardly extending handle '12.The said handles enable the salesman to manually turn any of the shaftsand the gears thereof to cause any desired cover member to be moved toopen or closed posi tion.

The bolt is adapted to engage the keeper when the gears are turned bythe handle in the required direction to close the cover member, andhence the bolt by engagement with the keeper serves to lock the covermember in closed position so that no cover member can be opened by anunauthorized person at the front of the display case. A spring 20 isassociated with each bolt to move the latter to locking position andeach bolt is provided at the outer end of its stem 21 with a handle 22.When the salesman grasps the handle 12 to open a cover member he canreadily also grasp the handle 22 and move the latter toward the handle12 and thus cause the locking bolt to disengage the Associated with eachhandle 12 is a latch 14, which is hinged at l l and which, when thehandle is turned downwardly to open one of the cover members can beturned into engagement with the handle as indicated in dotted lines inFig. 2, to lock the handle and hence cause the said cover to be securedin open position.

The upper-most shelf or support 23 serves also to display cigars orother goods which can not be reached excepting from the back of thedisplay case.

The back 1240f the display case is provided with a sliding door 25 andwith a suitable lock 26 for said door.

While I have herein shown and described a preferred form of my inventionI would have it understood that changes may be made in the form,proportion and construction of the several parts, without departing fromthe spirit of my invention and within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a display caseof the class described, a series of supporting members arranged inrearwardly ascending relation step-wise independently movable, 'slidablymounted cover members for the respective supporting members arranged ininclined relation and 'to slide one above another and means to move saidcover members to opener closed position. r

2. In a display case of the class described, a slidably mounted covermember, an operating member for said cover member arranged foroscillating movement, a keeper and a locking member carried by saidoperating member and adapted to engage said Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

